Organic Chem

[blazinfury]

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Could anyone recommend any good study aids for organic chem? I know that it is a difficult, yet worthwhile and interesting course that will probably aid immensely throughout the course of my future research career. I just want a head-start on it so that I may devote more time to research the following year. Any advice on the best ways to study, except doing and understanding every single textbook problem. Thanks so much.

 

[achamess]

1. The Art of Writing Reasonable Reaction Mechanisms by Robert Grossman - Best book ever. Read it early in the course, and you will have no trouble understanding any mechanistic problem thrown at you.

2. Organic Chemistry by Clayden et al.
This is an advanced undergraduate organic chemistry book that gives wonderful mechanistic explanations of the different molecules you'll encounter in your course. It differs from the American pedagogical method of teaching organic chemistry by functional groups.

3. Organic Chemistry as a Second Language
Another favorite, it dissects the concepts you see in your lecture.

If you need to get just one book, get the top one. You'll use it a lot, I promise.

 

[Neuronix]

yet worthwhile and interesting course that will probably aid immensely throughout the course of my future research career.

No, wait... sorry...



Ok I rofled in real life. Unless you do a chemistry PhD you will never ever use organic chemistry ever again. In my opinion, they only make pre-meds take orgo chem as a weed out course.

 

[GWD]

No, wait... sorry...



Ok I rofled in real life. Unless you do a chemistry PhD you will never ever use organic chemistry ever again. In my opinion, they only make pre-meds take orgo chem as a weed out course.

DAMN! Beat me to it...

 

[HansSpemann]

My college used Clayden--oh the memories

 

[GreenMudPhud]

Organic Chemistry 5th ed. - Paula Yurkanis Bruice

 

[redoc]

Find what textbook your prospective Professor uses and ask him for the previous year's syllabus. Then, read and work through everything in advance. 👍

 

[Maxprime]

Concepts - always learn concepts. Also, forget everything you learn directly after the test - you'll probably never use it again.

 

[MSTPbound]

No, wait... sorry...



Ok I rofled in real life. Unless you do a chemistry PhD you will never ever use organic chemistry ever again. In my opinion, they only make pre-meds take orgo chem as a weed out course.

Loosely true, if you include under the category of "chemistry PhD" structural biology, chemical biology and several areas of pharmacology and biochemistry.

OP, if you're interested in any of these areas, learn orgo well.

Also, I think orgo explicitly appears so seldom in medical school that it's easy forget that it's there. But anytime medicine dives back into study of biological or biologically important molecules, orgo comes live again, if but for a few moments.